MED68 Modern History of Turkey: from Atatürk to Erdogan

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Vlčková Musilová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Vlčková Musilová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 18:00–19:40 A21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 55 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 6/55, only registered: 0/55, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/55
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is primarily to present the development of the political history of modern Turkey, including Turhish international relations. The subject represents a basic introduction to the history of Turkey in the 20th century. At the end of the course, the students should be able to explain and clarify key observations about the development and transformation of Turkish society in a comprehensive view of domestic and foreign political contexts. The development will follow changes both in the political and economic spheres, with an occasional overlap into cultural history.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to explain and clarify key observations about the development and transformation of Turkish society in a comprehensive view of domestic and foreign political contexts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: organization of the course. A brief summary of the basic historical events from the arrival of the Ottoman Turks in the territory of present-day Turkey to 1839, or to the beginning of the Tanzimat reform period. 2. From the reform period of the Tanzimat to the outbreak of the First World War. 3. World War I, Turkish War of Independence. 4. The establishment of the Republic of Turkey. 5. President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the government of the Republican People's Party. 6. Turkey in the time of Ismet Inonün and Andan Menderes. 7. Period of fundamental political, cultural and social changes. 8. Crisis of democracy. 9. Turkey in the 80s-90s of the 20th century. 11. Turkey as a strategic point between the West and the East. 12. Turkey and the EU: selected topics. 13. Turkey today.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KREISER, Klaus and Christoph K. NEUMANN. Dějiny Turecka. Translated by Petr Kučera. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2010, 329 s. ISBN 9788074220128. info
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  • Turkey and the European union : facing new challenges and opportunities. Edited by Firat Cengiz - Lars Hoffmann. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2014, xiv, 232. ISBN 9780415828024. info
  • CIDDI, Sinan. Kemalism in Turkish politics : the Republican People's Party, secularism and nationalism. New York: Routledge, 2009, xi, 196. ISBN 9780415612814. URL info
  • GOMBÁR, Eduard. Blízký východ za první světové války. In: Historický obzor 9, 1998, 7/8, s. 146‒155.
  • GOMBÁR, Eduard. Moderní dějiny islámských zemí. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1999, 427 s. ISBN 807184599X. info
  • GOMBÁR, Eduard. Turecká válka za nezávislost 1919‒1923. In: Historický obzor 18, 2007, 7/8, s. 151‒158.
  • Turkey and the EU enlargement : processes of incorporation. Edited by Richard T. Griffiths - Durmuş Özdemir. 1st ed. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi University Press, 2004, viii, 239. ISBN 9756176016. info
  • GÜÇLÜ, Yücel. Armenians and the Allies in Cilicia, 1914-1923. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 2010, vii, 281. ISBN 9780874809565. info
  • GÜRKAN, Ihsan. NATO, Turkey, and the southern flank. New York: National strategy information center, 1980, ix, 67. ISBN 087855825X. info
  • HALE, William M. Turkish foreign policy since 1774. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Routledge, 2013, ix, 344. ISBN 9780415599870. info
  • HRADEČNÝ, Pavel. Řekové a Turci : nepřátelé nebo spojenci? Praha: Lidové noviny, 2000, 226 s. ISBN 8071063789. info
  • HUNTINGTON, Samuel P. Střet civilizací : boj kultur a proměna světového řádu. Translated by Ladislav Nagy. Vydání první. Praha: Rybka Publishers, 2001, v, 447. ISBN 8086182495. info
  • European Union and Turkey: bridging the differences in a complex relationship. Edited by Halûk Kabaalioǧlu - Andrea Ott - Allan F. Tatham. İstanbul: İktisadi kalkinma vakfi, 2011, 310 stran. ISBN 9786055984434. info
  • European Union and Turkey : reflections on the prospects for membership. Edited by Nanette Neuwahl - Halûk Kabaalioǧlu. Istanbul: TOBB, 2006, xv, 387. ISBN 975400286X. info
  • NOVÁK, Petr. Sèvreská mírová smlouva s Tureckem (srpen 1920). In: DEJMEK, Jindřich (ed.): Zrod nové Evropy. Versailles, St.- Germain, Trianon a dotváření poválečného systému. Praha 2011, s. 233‒252.
  • PIRICKÝ, Gabriel. Turecko. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2006, 198 s. ISBN 8072773232. info
  • PIRICKÝ, Gabriel. Islám v Turecku : Fethullah Gülen a Nurcuovia. Vyd. 1. V Trnave: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda, 2004, 173 s. ISBN 8089034306. info
  • ŠTĚPÁNEK, Petr. 1453: Pád Konstantinopole - zrod Istanbulu. 2., rozšířené vydání. Praha: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2017, 288 stran. ISBN 9788075531544. info
  • ZÜRCHER, Erik J. Turkey : a modern history. Fourth edition. London: I.B. Tauris, 2017, xxiii, 458. ISBN 9781784531874. info
Teaching methods
Lectures on topics listed in the syllabus, discussion
Assessment methods
Written text. 75% of correct answers is needed to pass.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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